I gave the coat shoulder pads and larger sleeves and cuffs (the sleeves are not gathered they are just cut big with big arm holes). I changed the collar and the front opening. There is a high fold down stand up collar at the neck with function buttons to fasten the collar down.
I changed the hem of the coat making it have a high side opening in the front and go down to a split point in the back. I added functioning flap pockets with functioning button flap and roomy pockets.
I added two deep box pleats to the princess seams in the back they start a few inches below the waist. The coat is now double breasted. The cuffs can be folded down.
The coat is lined with satin ( not the thin lining polyester but the rich pretty shinny satin that Chicstar has) The satin lining will show from the front side of the coat as it is high low and it should look very nice. |